The Bali Dream Villa Resort Echo Beach Canggu

A few mornings no water. A few times no electricity. Breakfast was not nice. Far from shops and beach. A terrible experience.

The hotel is lovely and the breakfast is delicious. But the hotel is completely isolated, no restaurants no shops no beach. The free shuttle only operates once a day to Canggu and the taxis can be very corrupt and try and rip you off, be careful and never pay more than 50k. Bluebird taxi does not operate in canggu anymore and the drivers don’t have a meter so you are really at their mercy, negotiate a price at the beginning and don’t be surprised if they are rather unfriendly. The staff of the hotel were very friendly and the room was clean and had a nice balcony. The food at breakfast has a great selection but the food for lunch and dinner is not very healthy but a good option if you don’t want to take a 30min Taxi into Town. If only the location and food would be healthier then this would truly be our dream resort.

We upgraded to a beautiful villa with private pool on inspection of the standard room we had booked, which looked a little small and slightly depressing. It was well worth the extra money. The villa was perfect and the private pool a real treat even though the communal facilities were good. Staff were lovely and helpful. Only downside is the location is a bit isolated and the food a bit below expectations. Taxis are cheap but the beach is not really walkable.

The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. Rooms are a reasonable size and good value at the price point. Pool, spa and bar are in good condition and nice to use - an excellent manicure was had. The only disappointing bit would be the breakfast, good freshly made omelette though. Coffee is dreadful. Above all else, the gardens are fabulous.

Overall, our stay at The Bali dream villa was all right, but not fantastic. The facility was clean and the staff were friendly as can be, but the location of the resort just was not what we were looking for. In addition to this, the walls were super thin, and we could hear our neighbors talking all night (though they did not even seem to be talking very loud). Our unit lost electricity twice, one time for almost a full day. The restaurant was decent, but one of the most overpriced on the island, and we have been here for almost a month. While I wouldn’t say it was bad, I do believe a much better value could be found somewhere else.